On Fri, 14 Mar 2003, at around 08:02:58 local time, Craig Smith
<csmith1@awcwire.com> wrote:
>Nolan your wrong.
>
>In the days when gulf wars had more to do with sailing ships than TV
>coverage, cannon balls were stacked on the decks in pyramids. The pyramids
>were held in place by a brass frame around the base, called a "monkey". When
>it got cold, the brass monkey contracted, and the cannon balls rolled off
>around the ship's deck.
Sorry, but this is not true. Balls were only stacked in this way in
"stone frigates" - i.e. land-based naval installations. Dozens of
cannonballs rolling around gun-decks whenever the weather got a bit
fresh doesn't bear thinking about...
ATB
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